Ft. Wayne (IN) Daily Gazette, June 23, 1866, p. 2. The Hebrew (difficult to read) Leader says, "On the 25 (difficult to read) ult., the Rev. Benjamin Kantrowitz died at Columbus, Indiana. He lived to the ripe age of 93 years and died honored and respected by all that knew him. He was at the time of his death the oldest Jewish cantor in America. He sang before the kings of Prussia, Holland and other countries by express invitation and, as an accomplished master, acquired a worldwide reputation.